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SHAND-ee/ˈʃændi/

A shandy is beer mixed with lemonade (UK), lighter and sweeter than a straight pint. Lager shandy is the usual pub order. It is not a cocktail with spirits and not non-alcoholic beer on its own. Countable: a shandy. Informal and everyday, not fancy.

Meaning

A drink of beer mixed with lemonade (UK).

Examples

• “I ordered a shandy because a pint of lager felt too strong.”
• “Two shandies came in pint glasses with a packet of crisps.”
• “She drinks shandy at the beer garden because full-strength lager gives her a headache.”

Good to know

a shandy (UK) = beer + lemonade. Contrast: a lager / a cider. Order: a lager shandy.

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